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Mifflintown, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Juniata County Sd #311 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,529 per pupil, Juniata County Sd ranks #522 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,323
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,529
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Juniata County Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,323 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Juniata County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,529 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.6% local, 42.1% state, and 15.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #311 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 362.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.2% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Juniata El Sch, with a diversity index of 34.4/100.
Its largest campus is Juniata El Sch, enrolling 686 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Juniata El Sch accounts for 29.5% of all Juniata County Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Juniata County Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Juniata County Sd school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Juniata County Sd school enrollment ranges from 323 students (lowest) to 686 students (highest), a spread of 363 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Juniata County Sd student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Juniata County Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Juniata County Sd is typically wider than the Juniata County Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Juniata County Sd has 5 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,323 students.
How much does Juniata County Sd spend per student?
Juniata County Sd spends $15,529 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #311 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Juniata County Sd?
Juniata County Sd students are 86.2% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Juniata County Sd?
Juniata County Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #311 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.